Washington Elementary District
Public
Grades PK–8 C+School Grade
At a glance
18,816Students enrolled
33Schools
$12,834Spent per student
17:1Student–teacher ratio
Academic performanceDistrict vs AZ
Math proficiency18%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 38.5%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$12,834
per student each year · 4% above the AZ average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
20,511’20
19,796’21
19,328’22
18,766’23
18,816’24
Students
Hispanic · 57%10,808
White · 21%4,022
Black · 10%1,868
Two or more races · 5%937
American Indian/Alaska Native · 3%573
Asian · 3%567
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools33 in district
Level
Mountain Sky Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 672 students · Phoenix
B-PublicDesert Foothills Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 621 students · Phoenix
C+PublicRoyal Palm Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 465 students · Phoenix
CPublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
Deer Valley Unified DistrictCave Creek · Peoria · $11,444 per student
Agua Fria Union High School DistrictGoodyear · Litchfield Park · $11,001 per student
Buckeye Union High School DistrictAvondale · Goodyear · $10,769 per student
Cave Creek Unified DistrictCave Creek · Scottsdale · $10,334 per student
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.